Give Hope 2 Kids

Ever since we started Give Hope 2 Kids, we've had endless projects to do without the human resources to get them all done. Recently though, we've been really excited to watch a great team of people gathering around us. We feel that we're able to accomplish so much more now.

We've yet to introduce our house-parents to everyone on the blog, so we want to take this opportunity to have you all "meet" Wilfredo & Sinndya and their two kids, José (6 yrs) and Dana (1 1/2 yrs). They've adapted really well to life in the country with us and have done a great job accepting kids into their family and life.

Kelvin and Monica have always had an interest in missions. With their newborn baby Kelly, they made the decision to sell their house and move down for year. So far they've been living with some of the kids and helping parent them.

This season, we are excited to have four volunteers here with us. They'll be with us for most of this year. With the arrival of new kids and never-ending construction and agricultural projects, we are thankful for the extra hands.

Kelvin is a great dad and handyman and loves to work on agricultural projects. Monica has been an excellent mom for the house they're in and has helped with organizing and running our Youth Night, Library Program, and English classes. We are blessed to have them as good parental figures on the property. Kelly is practicing sitting up on her own and is Josiah's little buddy.

Erin has always had a desire to serve people in Latin America and felt God was calling her to volunteer with Give Hope 2 Kids after her college graduation. Erin spends time working with kids in the Library Program and English classes and enjoys dabbling in the agricultural work. She also works a lot with administrative projects (like helping to put together this blog).

Brayden came to visit us on a short-term summer trip with his church. It didn’t take long to for him to realize God was calling him back to continue building relationships with the community here. He spends his days working outside with construction and agricultural projects and hanging out with the kids (and most of that time the kids are literally hanging off him). Our village soccer team recently invited him to play goalie for the season and Brayden is excited for the opportunity to make friends with and minister to his teammates.

We're really grateful for all these awesome people working with us and helping to make Give Hope 2 Kids a success!